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Language of the text: English
Nobility: Noble family - Knights - Lords
Nobles in:England (England)
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Franklin
English
The surname Franklin is of English origin. It derives from the Middle English 'frankeleyn', freeman, which came to denote a member of a class of free holders who were not of noble birth. This is derived from the Norman French word 'frank', which means both free and Frankish. The connection between freemen and Franks is reflected in the Late Latin term 'francalia', originally denoting lands held by Franks, which came to mean lands not subject to taxes. The status of the franklin varied somewhat according to time and place in medieval England; in general he was a freeman and a holder of fairly extensive areas of land, a gentleman ranked above the main body of minor freeholders, but below a knight or a member of the nobility. The surname has also been borne by Jewish people as an anglicization of like sounding Hebrew names. No doubt the most famous American to bear this name is that of the statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin ( 1706-90 ); as a given name it was also borne by President Franklin D. Rooselvelt ( 1882-1945 ). The name was brought to America by English immigrants. One of the first fore fathers to bring this name to America is that of a Peter Franklin, who came to America aboard the Ann; he settled in Philadelphia. This name is the two hundredth and ninteenth most common surname in America. ...
When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
Sable on a bend invicted between two martlets or, a dolphin hauriant proper, between a lion's head and a leopard's head both erased gules. Mantling gules and or. Crest-On a wreath of colours, a demi-conger eel erect or, between two springs of hawthorn fructed proper. Motto-"Pro rege, patria, et familia."
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